Sketty - Bay Area planning approval rate
Sketty - Bay Area ward in Swansea has a 85.7% approval rate based on 203 planning decisions. Swansea overall: 86.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
85.7%
ward approval rate
203
Decisions
174
Approved
29
Refused
86.1%
Swansea average
Sketty - Bay Area is broadly in line with the Swansea average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sketty - Bay Area compares
Sketty - Bay Area ward
85.7%
Swansea overall
86.1%
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Recent decisions in Sketty - Bay Area
Detached garden room for use as an ancillary home office for music business · Thu 23 Oct 2025
Single storey rear extension - Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 202 · Mon 13 Oct 2025
Partial demolition works, replacement of existing roof structure and installatio · Thu 09 Oct 2025
Extensions and alterations (Proposed first floor side and rear extensions with r · Mon 15 Sep 2025
Two storey side extension and new hardstanding with associated works- Non Materi · Fri 25 Jul 2025
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,873 decisions.